Automobile-horn.



No. 856,001. V PATBNTED 'JUNE 4, 1907. I. EL STUMP, C. HOLLMAN a G. E. NICHOLAS.

AUTOMGBILE HORN.

APPLIUATION FILED sEPT.1e.19oe.

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mai/V gig-W UNITED sTA'rns Parana mica IRA E. STUMP, CHARLES HOLLMAN, AND GEORGE En NICHOLAS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AUTOMOBILEHORN.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4;, 19(17.`

fipplicationled September 18, 1906. Serial NO- 335,107.

Cleveland, in'the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobileellorns of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in automobile horns designed to be blown either by the exhaust steam or gases from the motor passing through a suitable tubing connected thereto or by air contained in an ordinary air-compression-bulb similarly connected thereto.

The paramount object of the invention is to produce a generally-improved horn of this class adaptedl to produce any desired pitch or quality of toneby manipulation .of the various parts comprised in the same and adapted to produce a proper speech, blending and character of tone.

With these ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanyilngr drawings, and particularly pointed .out in= the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings; forming apart of this specification, Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view of an improved horn constructed in accordance with this invention. F ig. 2, a cross sectional view of-the receiving or inlet tube taken on line 2,-2, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, a similar view taken through line 3p- 3. Fig. 4, a plan view of the improved horn. Fig. 5, a front end view'of the saine a portion of one of the end disks being broken away for the purpose of clearer illustration of the parts. Fig. 6, a cross sectional view t'aken through line 6,-6,1o,f Fig. 4.

Similar characters ofreferences designate likel parts throughut'all the figures of the drawings. ri'

The main body portion of the horn comprises a series of tubes 1., the sides 2, thereof beingsubstantially V-shaped, in cross-section, and the faces thereofwhich make up or l'orin the perimeter of the body portion, being convex-faced as shown.

'lhe tubes 1, are preferably forined or pressed into the forni shown from round tubes, and the open ends of thel same take into and over each other forming ,telesoopperiphery conforming to and flush with the f preferably, byIsoldering or brazing.

ing tubes, the 'rear set of tubes being providedl with a head or disk-plate 3, having a i central opening 4, and a flange 5, taking over the edgesof the tubes, and secured thereto in any suitable and convenient manner but,

The front set of tubes is provided with a head-plate 6, having the contour of its outer convex-faces of the tubes 1, and is secured to the ends thereof in any suitable manner, but, preferably, by soldering or braziiig. A seeond or compaiiion plate 7, is revolubly-sccured to the plate by nieans of a rivet or pivotpin S. The plates (i, and 7, are provided, i'ieai' their outer peripheries,.with a series of vent-openings t), adapted to register with each other when the plate 7,is revolve l, `whereby a change in the pitch or tone pro duced by the horn is effected.

It will also be observed that the front set' of tubes 1, are provided with vent-openings 1f), near the front ends thereof, and carry a series of slidably-inouiited valve-plates,11,.v

adapted to open oi' close the openiiigslO, and provided with seciiriiig-flanges 12, taking over the sides 2, and into the recesses 3, provided between said sides of the front tubes. The rear set. or series of tubes 1 are supported and secured together along` their inner or angled edges by means of a central.

longitiidinally-extending rod or bolt 13, the. head 14, of which takes over the inner ends of the tubes l, and said bolt 13, is provided` f with a rear threaded portion 15, carryinga riphery or lip-edge of the plate The inlet or receiving-tube or pipe 19,v abuts or inipingcs against the radially-exe.

tending arms 17, having inlet-openings 2(),at the inner end of the tube or pipe 1), and-be,- tweenthe base portions of the arms 17-. and said inlet-tube 1), is secured and held in IOO proper position by means of a cross-bar 21,

taking over the threaded portion 15, of the bolt 13, and having its ends engagingan annular inwardly-extending fiange or beading 22, of the tube 19, and a nut 23, secured to 9S v, 17, preferably, extend beyond the inner `pef preferably, bent or beaded rearwardly from vthe plate 3, as a means for more effectively directing thecurrent against the lip of the plate 3.

By moving thefrontset of tubes inwardly and outwardly and opening or 'closing the various vent-openings 9, and 10, the pitch and quality of the tone roduced of the horn may be varied as desired The horn may be attached to the body or other suitable part of the automobile, within ready reach of the chauffeur, in any suitable and convenient manner, as by a metallic strap or b'and (not shown), surrounding the rear tubes of the body of the horn and secured as desired.

From the foregoing description, talren in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation and advantages of our invention will be readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, wi thout having attempted 'to set forthall the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of its use, we declare that'what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s,

1. A horn, comprising two sets of telescopving tubes, one set being provided with a headplate having a central opening, a second lead-plate concentrically-mounted and provided with a series ofradially-cxtending deflector-arms abutting against said first menned head -Vplate, and a receiving tube mounted and abutting against said deflector arms, and the other set being provided with two concentric end plates provided wi th a series of vent-openings adapted toh register with each other.

2. A horn, consisting of a main body portion comprising a series of telesco ing tubes forming separate compartment, a iiead-plate provided with an opening communicating with said com artments, a series of radiallyextending de ector-arms mounted against said head-plate and providing a series of inlet-openings, and a receiving-tube mounted against said deiiector-arms.

3- A horn, comprising a series of telescoping tubes having substantially V-shaped sides and convex-faces and arranged in. sets, a head-plate secured to one of said sets and 'provided with an opening communicating with all of said tubes, a second plate concentrically-mounted and provided with deflector-arms abutting against saidhcad-plate and vextending across saidv opening, and an inlet-tube mounted against said deilector- 4, In a horn, a main bodyportion made up of a series of longitudinally-extending tele- ,A scoping tubes having substantially V-shaped inwardly-extending side walls kand conveX- Y cured to said first mentioned set of tubes and having a ycentral opening communicating withA said com artments, a second plate provided with ra ially-extending arms mounted against said head-plate, and an inlet-tube` concentrically-rnounted against said second plate and provided'with inlet-openings between said radially-extending arms.

6. A horn, comprising a series of front and rear telescoping tubes forming compartments,

'a head-plate secured to said rear telescoping tubes and provided with an opening communicating with said compartments, a central bolt secured to said rear tribes along the angled edges thereof and provided with a rear threaded portion carrying a disk-plate abutting against said head-plate vand provided with radi ally-extending deflectorrarms registering with the ends of the sidesof said rear tubes, and an inlet-pipe impinging against said deflector-armsv and secured in position bya cross-arm taki g over said threaded portion of said bolt.

7. A horn, comprising front and rear tele.-

scoping tubes forming separate compartments, a head-plate secured to said rear telescoping tubes and provided with a'n opening communicating with said compartments, a

central boltsecured to said rear'tubes and earrying a disk-plate abutting against said headplate and provided `with defiector-arms ex tending over theopening of said head.- late,

and an inlet-pipe impinging against 'said de.-

iieotor-arms and securedin position by said bolt.`

mally closed 'at one end and provided with ventopenings and -valves for closing 'said openingsfa second set oftubes taking over the open ends of said iirst mentioned setof tubes, a head-plate secured to said second set of tubes'and-provided with an opening complate provided with deflector-arms abutting against said head-plate, and an inlet-pipe abutting against saiddefiector-arms and comnunicating with said opening of said headp ate. I

In testimony whereof we havesigned 'ourpresence of 8.' A horn, comprising a setiof tubes :nor-` IIO l I 5 municating withall of said tubes, a second' 

